Tired of usingES File Exploreror for say any other
explorer apps which have the same boring interface? If you are on Android 5.0
Lollipop OS and wish to use the new file explorer then “Solid Explorer” comes
to your rescue. All thanks to the latest version of Solid Explorer 1.6.3 which
comes with the SD card support and also comes with improved capability for the
devices which are rooted. You can check out the latest screen captures of this
app which will help you decide on whether you like it or not.

The best part of this
is that it also comes with the wide support for cloud storages including
Dropbox, Box, Google Driveand One Drive.
This file manager can connect to your Windows PC and many remote servers
working with FTP, SFTP and WebDAV. And also this app supports the drag and drop
inside the panels which makes this app one of the most advanced and sort of the
same. This latest update which was pushed to the users of Solid Explorer also
makes sure that it handles the changes to SELinux well. Root Explorer and ES
File explorer are the two most used apps for non-rooted and rooted devices and
this app aims to merge both by offering the advanced features via Solid Explorer.

So if you are on the
Android 5.0 Lollipop OS then you can install this app from the download link
below. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you have any
comments for this app.

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will be automatically directed to download page. If you face
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Google has releasedAndroid 5.0, but
YouTube is all here with its latest 6.0 version which comes with the material
design and also comes with the much needed fresh interface. Featuring a tall
and tabbed toolbar, this new design comes with the vibrant red color as a brand
color of YouTube and also comes with the full-height material nav drawer, and a
clean white background. This whole new app is all set to become the new example
for the video apps as it wraps itself with the Material design.

All the YouTube
channels makes use of the new Lollipop’s Palette API which pulls colors from
the channel art to the color of the app’s toolbar. This new YouTube app also
comes with the new launcher icon to match along with the Google’s other product
icons. With advanced filters and a cool look, this one conveniently offers
features like Search and other features which are visually very rich. You can
check out the detailed screen shots below. While these are just some of the
changes which are being mentioned yet, but there are many other new changes
which are a part of this new app. We are also hearing that vimeo and other
bunch of video apps are working for the app which comes with the material
design which is the new design language by Google.

As this APK of YouTube
is the signed one and is officially out from Google channels, this APK can be
installed in any of the android devices and the existing version of YouTube
will be updated. YouTube will soon be releasing this new app with the material
design to all the users across the globe very soon. Do let us know in the
comments section just in case if you have any comments w.r.t this app.

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If you didn’t knew till now, then Microsoft had recently
announced the launch of Lock screen app which is exclusively available in the
Google PLAY Store. This new app has been updated now and comes with the list of
new additions. Next Lock screen is a part of Microsoft’s revamped Garage
division which allows employees to develop and release projects outside their
regular work duties. With the recent launch ofZ Launcher from Nokia,Aviate from Yahoo, Lock screen /
launcher has become the new trend and talk of the town as Microsoft too joins
the list of lock screen app dubbed as “Next Lock Screen”.

This app also comes
with bunch of settings wherein you can adjust the weather settings along with
the other options. You can check out the below screen captures which provides a
detailed view on how this app looks like;

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any inconvenience do let us know in comment section.

This application is
FREE and can be installed in android smartphone and tablets. Do let us know in
the comments section about your thoughts on this app. This app can be
downloaded from Google play Store for your Android smartphone.

Having anLG G3Android smartphone?
Here comes a detailed guide which will help you update the device. This new
update of Android 5.0 comes with the much needed new UI along with the new APIs
as well which apps have started making use of. Just in case if you are already
on the custom ROM firmware, then you can easily update with this firmware as
you won’t be receiving the OTA update of Android 5.0 on the rooted devices. So
let’s check out on how you can apply this firmware update with the detailed
guide after checking out the list of quick pre requisites which are mentioned
below. Please note that this new update can only be applied on the D855 variant
and not on any other devices.

Note:We should not be hold
responsible / liable in any manner for the damage caused to the device due to
not following procedure mentioned in this article.

Pre Requisites:

·Backup all the data in your LG G3
device manually with the help of below mentioned steps and not with any other
automated tools.

·Make sure that your device has 50%
battery life and enable USB Debugging Mode which can be enabled from
the Settings.

Let’s proceed to the
next step where we have detailed the procedure which will help you update the
device.

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will be automatically directed to download page. If you face any inconvenience
do let us know in comment section.

Procedure to update LG G3 with
Lollipop 5.0 Android OS:

·Make sure that you have rooted your
LG G3. Rooting status can be checked from “Root CHECKER” app and can be
downloaded from Google PLAY Store. Make sure that you have installed the Bumped
TWRP recovery in your LG G3. We are assuming that your computer is installed
with the ADB and fastboot.

·DownloadLG G3 Lollipop 5.0 Android OS
Zip Package from here to your computer. Once downloaded connect
your LG G3 Android device to the computer with the help of original USB cable
and once done, you need to download the LG_G3_D855_Stock_20C_Bumped_Fixed.zip
file in your computer and place the same in your device. Open command prompt in
your computer and enter the below mentioned command in the command prompt;

Adb reboot recovery

·In recovery mode, you need to select
“Wipe > Advanced Wipe” and then also clear the dalvik cache. Now, tap
on “install from sd card” to select the “LG_G3_D855_Stock_20C_Bumped_Fixed.zip”
which you have placed in your device.

Note:Just in case if your device gets in the boot loop mode or
for gets stuck, all you need to do is to just repeat the above process by
rebooting the device which can be done by long pressing the power button.

Do let us know in the
comments section just in case if you face any issues in the process of firmware
update. Very soon we will be coming out with the article which will help you
root the device on this firmware.

SONY Xperia SAndroid smartphone was the device
which was launched in the year 2012 and now SONY has best left it to the users
to use this device without any further updates. While this is almost the same
old story for most of the devices, we will help you out on how you can apply
the Android 5.0 Lollipop update manually with the help of custom ROM firmwares.
The best part is that this one is the latest one and comes with the below
mentioned change log as well and is 5.0.1 version.

·Memory management improvement

·kernel: zram patch for ARM
compatibility + swap support

·enable swap with 1 zram device set to
100MB by default (zram is a compressed device in memory)

·revert to more conservative oom/ low
memory values

·kernel: bug fix

·battery capacity set to 1750

So after checking out
on what are the list of quick pre requisites mentioned below, let’s head over
to the next step where we have detailed the procedure to update.

Quick Pre Requisites:

·All the data in your Xperia S device
should be backed up with the help of manual steps and not with any sorts of PC
Suites as it may not help you restore the device data. Below steps can be used
to create the backup.

·Make sure that your device has 50%
battery life and enable USB Debugging Mode which can be enabled from the
Settings.

Let’s proceed to the
next step where we have detailed the procedure which will help you update the
device.

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with an affiliate link. You need to complete one or two offers after that you
will be automatically directed to download page. If you face
any inconvenience do let us know in comment section.

Procedure to Update SONY Xperia
S with Lollipop 5.0.1 android OS:

·Assuming that your Xperia S is rooted
which can be checked with the help of “Root Checker” app, you need to now
download the TWRP recovery image and flash the same in the recovery mode in
your Xperia S.

·Now, you need to enter the device in
the boot loader mode. Turn Off your device and Press the Volume Up button and
connect the phone to the computer with original USB cable by holding the Volume
Up button.

·In recovery mode, you need to now
flash the boot.img file from the nAOSProm and reboot the device in the recovery
mode / TWRP mode. Flash the ROM in your device which you have placed in your
device earlier.

·It will take around 3-4 minutes for
applying the update and once done the phone will be rebooted.

Note: Just in case if
your device gets in the boot loop mode or for gets stuck, all you need to do is
to just repeat the above process by rebooting the device which can be done by
long pressing the power button.

Do let us know in the
comments section just in case if you face any issues in the process of firmware
update.

Friday, 5 December 2014

Samsung Galaxy S5
SM900P Android smartphone can now be updated with the Lollipop Android 5.0
release. All thanks to the Samsung for coming out with the latest version of
OS, this update is now first available with Sprint users and then this update will
be pushed to the users internationally. Samsung had earlier mentioned that
Samsung will be getting the update of Android 5.0 in the month of December and
will soon be pushing this update Internationally. So just in case if you wanted
to manually update your Sprint device with the Android 5.0 Lollipop update can
do the same with the help of simple guide which is mentioned below after the
list of quick pre requisites.

Quick Pre Requisites:

All the data in your Galaxy S5
should be backed up with the help of below mentioned steps manually and
not with any other

Make sure that your device has
50% battery life and enable USB Debugging Mode which can be
enabled from the Settings.

Assuming that you are
done with the above mentioned steps, you now need to proceed to check out on
what are the steps with which you can apply this firmware update.

Procedure to Update Galaxy S5 with
Lollipop Android OS:

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consist upon affiliate link. You need to complete one or two offers after that
you will be automatically directed to download page. If you face
any inconvenience do let us know in comment section.

Download the Firmware zip
file along with the Odin tool from here to your
computer. Once downloaded unzip both the files and open Odin in your
computer.

Turn off your device so that it
can be entered in the Download Mode. Galaxy S5 can be entered into the
download mode by holding the Volume Down button +
the Home key button (the middle button). While holding
these both buttons, you need to switch ON your device.

If the device boots in the
normal mode, you need to retry the process of getting your device booted
in the Download mode.

Connect your Galaxy S5 to the
computer with the help of original USB cable and click on “PDA” to select
the tar file which you got in the Step 1.

Once you select the tar file,
you need to click on “Start” to start the process of firmware update.
Firmware update process will take around 3 -4 minutes and once updated,
you will then have to wait for the device to reboot.

Once the device is rebooted, you
now need to then check the firmware version from the path “Settings >
About Phone” where you will see that the android version firmware will be
mentioned as 5.0 OS.

Note: If your device gets in the boot loop mode, you now need
tore follow the above instructions from the start.

So there you go, you have successfully learnt on how to update your device with
the latest version of Lollipop Android 5.0 OS. We will come up with many more
custom ROM firmwares in coming days to come.

Thursday, 4 December 2014

Indian smartphone manufacturer Karbonn has launched its new smartphone Titanium S25 Klick. Recently, Karbonn has started selling their Android One-powered Sparkle V handset in UK. The Sparkle V launched last week on Amazon for £129.99. Alongside the Sparkle V, three other Karbonn phones were launched in the UK: the Titanium S6, the A19 and the A5S...(Read More)

Update: Huawei’s new smartphone the Honor 6 Plus would come with a dual camera. The dual sensors will be aligned horizontally on the Honor 6 Plus. The dual rear cameras will let you re-focus on certain sections of the image after you’ve taken a picture...(Read More)

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

Update: The latest reports have confirmed the name for Samsung’s next flagship will be the Samsung Galaxy S6 and that the phone will launch alongside a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge with a curved display. The Galaxy Note Edge is the first device by the Samsung to carry a two-sided display. Samsung Galaxy S6 is internally codenamed as Project Zero...(Read More)

Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Indian smartphone manufacturer Intex has launched its new smartphone Aqua Power. Intex has included a mammoth 4000 mAh battery in the phone that is rated to deliver up to 11 hours of talk time and up to 500 hours of standby time...(Read More)

Update: 50,000 Xiaomi Note smartphones in Flipkart’s flash sale that started at 2pm today were sold out in 6 seconds. If you failed to order one, the next sale would happen on December 9, for which fresh registrations will begin at 6:00PM today....(Read More)

Update: OnePlus has launched OnePlus One smartphone in India today. OnePlus goes on sale today exclusively on Amazon.in. It has been priced at Rs 21,999/- 64 GB version .Only those users who have got the India-specific invites through OnePlus and Amazon.in will be able to buy it...(Read More)

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According to the latest reports, Gionee is going to launch world’s first smartphone Gionee W900 with two 1080p displays soon. Gionee W900 has just been spotted undergoing certification at the FCC. Gionee W900 will have a clamshell design same as Samsung’s Android flip phones...(Read More)

Thursday, 27 November 2014

In a surprise move, Android One device have made its way in UK. Indian smartphone manufacturer Karbonn has started selling their Android One-powered Sparkle V handset on Amazon. The Sparkle V launched yesterday on Amazon today for £129.99, and Friday it’ll be going for £99.99 as part of the Black...(Read More)

According to the latest IDC report, the worldwide tablet market is expected to see a massive deceleration in 2014 with year-over-year growth slowing to 7.2%, down from 52.5% in 2013.The main offender behind this is declining sales of Apple Inc.’s iPad, with 2014 set to be the first full year...(Read More)

Wickedleak Wammy One Android smartphone is the latest affordable smartphone which has now been announced in India which comes with the 5 inched screen along with the HD screen along with the specs which are comparable with the devices which are priced almost 1.5x of this device...(Read More)

Update: Motorola has started selling individual bands for the Moto 360 smart watch. The bands are available in both metal and leather. The leather bands are priced at $29.99 each, and the metal bands cost $79.99 each. The leather bands are available in black, stone and cognac varieties, while the stainless steel bands come in light or dark shades...(Read More)

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Earlier today, reports surfaced by The Korea Times indicated that Samsung was planning on shutting down ChatOn, the company’s messaging service, on a region-to-region basis due to the service not making any money. If those statements...(Read More)